Canadian Resources Community Resource Mapping Transition Planning Brochu res Transition Facts Nova Scotia Department Transition Planning Guide Nova Scotia Department of Education Transition Planning Fact Sheet Life Skills: Supporting Student Success Transition Resource Activity Kits Books on Transition-Related Topics Other Resources A Transition Plan is a written document to support students in achieving their dreams and aspirations for adult life. It is important to initiate the planning process as early as possible to enable the student's team to navigate barriers associated with a student’s strengths and challenges. The Halifax Region School Board advocates the integration of the transition planning goals into th outcomes of the student's Individual Program Plan. Transition Planning Transition planning is a collaborative process Updated October 2013
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Canadian Resources
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Transition Facts
Nova Scotia Department Transition Planning Guide
Nova Scotia Department of Education Transition Planning Fact Sheet
Life Skills: Supporting Student Success
Transition Resource Activity Kits
Books on Transition-Related Topics
Other Resources
A Transition Plan is a written document to support students in achieving their
dreams and aspirations for adult life. It is important to initiate the planning process as early as possible to enable the student's team to navigate
barriers associated with a student’s strengths and challenges. The Halifax Regional
School Board advocates the integration of the transition planning goals into the
outcomesof the student's Individual Program Plan.
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A transition is the passage from one stage to another and is a lifelong process. Transition occurs when a student moves from home to school, from grade to grade, from school to school, from community to school, or from school to community. (Transition Planning for Students with Special Needs: The Early Years through to Adult Life, p. 5)
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Transition planning takes into consideration all major aspects of eachstudent’s life experiences and assists in determining appropriate educational resources and programming.
The crossover from youth to adulthood carries expectations of independent living, employment, and recreational pursuits. Transition planning is essential if students are to be empowered to improve the quality of their independent lives.
(Transition Planning for Students with Special Needs: The Early Yearsthrough to Adult Life, p. 5)
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Community Resource Mapping is a way for the program planning team tofocus on what their community has to offer to meet the educational, employment and other requirements of youth.
While community resource mapping focuses on what is already present in the community, it can also focus on the development of partnerships where people work together to enhance post-high school options for students with special needs. (Transition Planning for Students with Special Needs: The Early Years through to Adult Life, p. 9)
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Some Canadian resources that may be helpful in transition planning have been gathered from various provinces.
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Some other resources that may be helpful in transition planning have been gathered from sources outside Canada.
Webcast: Transition and AAC by David Mc Naughton: Supporting Transitions to the Adult World for Individuals who use AAC
UIC Division of Specialized Care for Children : Preparing for Transition
Nova Scotia Department of Education: Transition Planning for Students with Special Needs: The Early Years through to Adult Life http://studentservices.ednet.ns.ca/document/t
Alberta Scroll down to access Building on Success: Helping Students Make Transitions from Year to Year http://education.alberta.ca/admin/special/resources.aspx
British Columbia Scroll down for Transition Planning http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/sped_res_docs.htm
APSEA Transition Services Video Finding Your Place:Transition Services for Students Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
New Brunswick Scroll down/click on Exceptionalities to access Resource For the Transition of Students with Exceptionalities From School to Work or Post Secondary Education and Adult Life http://www.gnb.ca/0000/anglophone-e.asp#ss
OntarioTransition Planning (Scroll down to Transition Planning: A Resource Guide, 2002) http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/transiti/transition.html
The following are some resources that may be helpful in researching community options. Additional community resources may exist that are not listed here that the team may find valuable as they gather information.
CAREER / EMPLOYMENT / VOCATIONAL TRAINING SERVICES:
The Halifax and Region Military Family Resource Centre http://www.halifaxmfrc.ca/index.php?c=news
The Halifax Regional Public Libraries http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/
Special Olympics Nova Scotia (SONS) www.sons.ca
YMCA http://www.ymcahrm.ns.ca/
Autism Arts: http://www.provincialautismcentre.ca/our-programs/autism-arts Provincial Autism Centre Teen and Adult Social Programs: http://www.provincialautismcentre.ca/our-programs/teen-and-adult-social-programs
Accessible Taxi Service “Need-a-Lift” www.needalift.ca
HOUSING / RESPITE:
Nova Scotia Department of Community Services http://www.gov.ns.ca/coms/
NSRAA Nova Scotia Residential Agencies Association www.rrss.ns.ca
L'Arche Canada: www.larchecanada.org
L'Arche Halifax: www.larchehalifax.org
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Easter Seals Nova Scotia: Access 2 Entertainment (see Community Outreach)http://www.easterseals.ns.ca/programs-and-services/family-and-community-support/
Easter Seals Nova Scotia: Travel Disability Card (see Community Outreach) http://www.easterseals.ns.ca/programs-and-services/family-and-community-support/
African Nova Scotian Student Advisor (Scholarships and Support Services)
Archy Beals ,Coordinator African Canadian Student Success 491-4943 http://www.nscc.ca/Services/African_Canadian_Student_Services.asp
Post-Secondary Guide for African Nova Scotian Students:http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/content/id/949.html
Nova Scotia Community College http://www.nscc.ns.ca/services/disability_services.asp
St Mary’s University: Atlantic Centre of Research, Access, and Support for Students with Disabilities http://www.smu.ca/administration/atlcentre/learn.html
Dalhousie University Office of Student Accessibility and Accommodation http://studentaccessibility.dal.ca/index.html
Nova Scotia Department of Education Post- Secondary Disability Services http://rps.ednet.ns.ca
Mount St. Vincent University: Mount Saint Vincent Disability Services:http://www.msvu.ca/en/home/studentservices/disabilityservices
Partnership for Access Awareness Nova Scotia (PAANS): http://www.paans.ca/index.html
CANADA STUDENT LOANS PROGRAM (CSLP). Designated Educational Institutionshttp://www.canlearn.ca/eng/tools/designated/index.shtml
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ADVOCACY:
Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia (BIANS): http://braininjuryns.com/
Canadian Mental Health Association http://www.cmha.ca/
Community ACCESS-Ability Program Services NS and Municipal Relations http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/municipal/funding/community/community-accessibility-program.asp Independent Living Nova Scotia https://www.facebook.com/pages/Independent-Living-Nova-Scotia/146896108683919
The Disabled Persons Commission http://humanrights.gov.ns.ca/disabled-persons-commission
Webcast: Transition and AAC by David Mc Naughton: Supporting Transitions to the Adult World for Individuals who use AAC http://mcn.ed.psu.edu/dbm/transition/index.htm
Assistive Technology Centre: Web site has links for information and resources related to assistive technology. http://assist-tech.ednet.ns.ca/
Learning Disabilities Association of Nova Scotia (LDANS) http://www.ldans.ca/Learning Disabilities Association of Canada (LDAC) www.ldac-taac.caLD Online www.ldonline.org
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Government of Canada Persons with Disabilities Online:http://www.pwd-online.gc.ca
NEADS: National Educational Association of Disabled Students. www.neads.ca. CADSPPE: Canadian Association of Disability Service providers in Post-Secondary Education www.cacuss.ca. AHEAD: Association for Higher Education, Access and Disability www.ahead.ie
Career Planning and Assessing skills and Aptitudes:
Nova Scotia Youth Secretariat site: http://youth.ednet.ns.ca
1. What is a transition? A transition is the passage from one stage to another and is a lifelong process. Transition occurs when a student moves from home to school, from grade to grade, from school to school, or from school to community. Transition planning takes into consideration all major aspect of each student's life experiences and assists in determining appropriate educational resources and programming. The crossover from youth to adulthood carries expectations of independent living, employment and recreational pursuits. Transition planning is essential if students are to be empowered to improve the quality of their independent lives. Transition Planning recognizes the need for additional planning to design educational programs that provide students with special needs the skills, knowledge and attitudes to meet their future life aspirations.
2. What is a Transition Plan? A transition plan is a written document that reflects goals developed collaboratively in response to the specific strengths and challenges of the student in relation to his or her aspirations for the future. Transition planning assists in ensuring successful entry into school, supports students to remain in school, and at the end of their public schooling, ensures that a plan is in place for taking the "next step" towards an independent adult life in the community. The plan may cover a wide range of programming and services such as supporting students' entry into public school, post-high school options, housing, leisure, independent living, and in-school transitioning. The goals of the transition plan are incorporated into the student's individualized program plan outcomes (IPP).
3. How do school program planning teams decide the students that require transition planning? Transition Planning is an integral part of the individual program planning for all students with special needs. Transition Planning must be a part of the planning process for all students on Individual Program Plans. School to Community Transition Planning is initiated when a student enters junior high school.
4. Who are the members of the transition planning team? The team membership may change in response to the student's strengths, challenges and future aspirations and the identified transition. The membership can be home based, school based and community based and must include:parent (s) / guardian (s) student (when appropriate) school principal or designate teachers involved
Other members will come from a wide spectrum of service and advocacy providers which may include:school-and board-based personnel government and non-government agencies residential and recreational services providers health-care professionals advocacy organizations
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5. What are the roles of the members of the transition planning team? The role of each participant, both in the planning process and subsequent follow-up, is dependent upon their expertise and the range of services they represent. Specific responsibilities of participants in the implementation, tracking, and monitoring of transition goals that are embedded in the student's Individual Program Planning outcomes will be assigned by the team chair (principal or designate) and recorded. Specific responsibilities assigned to the members of the group are essential to the successful transition process. These responsibilities can be referred to as the "action planning". This outlines the actions the adults involved in the planning will follow to ensure transition planning progress.
6. When is the transition planning reviewed? The program planning team reviews the transition planning during the school year by evaluating the students’ progress towards meeting his or her goals. This level of planning is often included in the student's Individual Program Planning meeting. If the outcomes are not being achieved, it may be necessary to revise the transition planning goals or to consider and address the factors that may be barriers to achievement of the outcomes.
7. How can teams ensure effective transition planning? Transition planning is most effective when participants systematically use collaborative principles for decision making, carefully document to ensure due process, and thoroughly analyze resources and services available. Resources, finances, and programs are often shared among a variety of departments and agencies and require a collaborative team approach in order to co-ordinate services effectively.
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The following transition resource activities may be accessed from the HRSB Library-Spectacle Lakeand may be signed out by teachers for a period of two weeks. The resource kits offer some information and activities that may be helpful in transition planning with some students.
Nova Scotia Department of Education Transition Planning Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet: Transition: A Lifelong Process http://studentservices.ednet.ns.ca/document/f
Life Skills: Supporting Student Success (Scroll down)http://studentservices.ednet.ns.ca/document/l
